Farrar, Howard E., of Manchester, passed this life on Friday, December
18th, 2015 at Life Care Center in Tullahoma at the age of 81. Mr. Farrar
was born in Manchester to the late Charlie and Nancy Hawks Farrar. He was
a member of Hoover’s Grove Church of Christ and worked his entire life as
a route driver, first for Double Cola, then Pepsi Cola, and finally for
Bunny Bread, from which he retired. In addition to his parents, Mr.
Farrar was preceded in death by an infant son, Howard; two brothers,
Frank and Clayton Farrar; and two sisters, Della Huffman and Edith Jones.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Josephine Farrar of Manchester;
three sons, Jerry Farrar and his wife Missy of Tullahoma, Tim Farrar and
his wife Jenny of Pearl, Mississippi, and Andy Farrar and his wife Amy of
Manchester; two daughters, Debbie Eggleston and her husband Ronald
“Bubba” of Tullahoma and Dianna Hoefer of Missouri; one brother, David
Farrar of Crevecoeur, Illinois; grandchildren, Michael Farrar, Logan
Farrar, Tyler Seahorne, Bryce Hoefer, Laura Hoefer, Karen Hoefer, Kyle
Hoefer, Drew Hoefer, Bryan Farrar, Beth Farrar, Haley Eggleston, Haden
Eggleston, Garrett Farrar, and Ethan Farrar; and great-grandchildren,
Alyssa Farrar, Ellie Seahorne, Emmaline Seahorne and Kingston Eggleston.
Visitation for Mr. Farrar will be held on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
from 5:00-8:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 at 2:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home
Chapel with Bro. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Hoover’s
Grove Cemetery in Moore County. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers,
the family asks that donations be made to the Farrar Memorial Fund at any
American City Bank. All proceeds collected for the fund will be donated
to the American Cancer Society.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.